Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-19

""An VII run Detween Sioux
oiey and Mitchell, making Yankton ia
inyiag off place. The proposed tram
VIII leave here, if rumors are correct. at
o;a5 a. m.- making the trip from Yank-
ton to Mitchell and return and then 20
Sioux City and return. It is reported
that this is the arrangement but the in
formation is not authentic.
City CLERK O'Brien last evening pre.
sented his resignation and desired its
immediate acceptance. But the council
postponed action thereon until MAY "a.
OF which time q new clerk and other
subordinate city officers will oe chosen.
Mr.. O'Brien's growing real estate bust
ness commands all his time and he is
unable to give any Of it to an official
position. He has served the city faith
fully for a year and withdraws to devote
himself exclusively to his own affairs.
Still the good work goes on with un-
diminished interest at the NJ. E. church
and throughout the entire city the re-
v,Vai meetings are the chief theme in
aearly every circle of society. The
evangelist has secured the confidence of
the people and 10 pronounced superior
to any evangelist who has ever iabored
In Yankton. Her methods are not in the
least sensational and every sermon
preached shows careful preparation and
deep thought. Above all this, her sub
line faith and beautiful CHRIS ian charac-
ter draws toward God all who become
acquainted with her.
Captain Larson. of the ferry boat,
asks the city council to construct o
wagon bridge across the sand bar
slough near Wilcox 6 Williams elevator
SO the ferry boat can land inside the
city limits. At present a great many
Nebraska people go to other places to
trade, on account of the long time oc,
cupied in reaching Yankton, a large
proportion of which time is used in
coming from the landing below town,
into the city. The matter was referred
to the committee on ferries and railroads
with instructions to report at "a special
meeting tomorrow night.
The sir brake instruction car of the
Milwaukee road halted at Yankton over
last night and was side tracked at the
shops. This is q car contains asystem of
air brakes for a train of twelve cars and
a hot air furnace and the other necessary
machinery. 1t is designed to instruct
the employees of the road in the use
of the air brake and as q school on
wheels it ful6lls its purpose admirably.
The furnace was fred up at an early
hour this morning and the Milwaukee
men here were given o course of instruc-
ton. The car left this morning attached
to the regular train east.
The late terra of the Uuited States
court in this city cost the government
less than four thousand dollars. In the
olden time a term costing less than ten
times that sum was a light affair. In
those days these were large cases before
the court, a single one of which was
good for q week or two of time. Wit
ness were brought in from all over the
United States and territories and held
here for weeks and momentous results
came oct Of each term. This occurred
in the days Of the vigorous prosecutor.
General Campbell. The glory of the
court departed when the mantle fell from
his shoulders and now a term of the
Unlted States court is hardly a visible
occurrence.
The proposition to enforce the city
ordinance restraining animalsfrom run.
| ming at large ia the city came up at
last nights meeting of the council ano
and the executive committee was in
structed to prepare a public pound SC
the CITY marshal can enforce the
ordinance. This conclusion will be
received by the long suffering
people of Yankton with qualification
Roaming cattle are the pests of lawns
gardens and orchards and have beer
inflicted upon the community in spit'
of an ordinance forbidding them to rui
at large. This has occurred becaus'
there was no place in which to oonhn'
truant stock, but this will now be pro,
vided by the executive committee. A
soon as it appears that this ordinance
to be enforced the efforts OF our peopl
to beautify the city will be Impressed
In time fences will be removed fror
lawns and this will add materially to thu
attraotiveness Of Yankton. All the pee
pie ask is that their improvements ana
be protected.
Mrs. Hathaway s%olioits the patronag
of the ladies in dressmaking, at her HON
in the Dunlap cottage, on Fifth street
between Douglas avenu and Walnr
street. Prices reasonable.